Man is a tool-using animal. Without tools he is nothing, with tools he is all. Thomas Carlyle At 9:30am on this lovely Tuesday morning I was embarking upon a quest of epic proportions, traversing )relatively( great distances in search of a prize which seemed forever out of reach. Dodging the last of a passing troupe of cleaners, I ran the gauntlet that is the office stairwell, all the time hoping that I didn't miss any important calls back at my desk. I know right?